聖者の行進

• By: キタニタツヤ

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

パッと見綺麗な幸福の偽装

A seemingly beautiful disguise of happiness

メッキが剥がれ落ちた

The plating has worn off

一枚の薄皮隔てた先で

Beyond the thin skin that separates us

グロいものがなんか呻いていた

Something grotesque is groaning

人間の間に沈殿した

A dark presence has settled among humans

どす黒いものが暴発する日

The day when the dark, murky thing erupts

それにずっと怯える僕達は

We, who have always been intimidated by it

緩慢な死の最中にあるみたいだ

Are in the midst of a slow death

無力を呪う声と

Cursing our powerlessness and

救いを祈る声が

Praying for salvation

混ざったような歌が聞こえる

A song that sounds like a mix of both can be heard

全て飲み込んでしまうように

As if swallowing everything

進んでゆく聖者の行進

The march of the saints advances

弱い僕らさえも赦して

Even forgiving the weak like us

連れ去ってしまう

And taking us away

破壊でもなく救済でもなく

Neither destruction nor salvation

全てを均す聖者の行進

The march of the saints that equalizes everything

打ちのめされてしまった僕らの

Our sorrow, which has been crushed

憂いを払ってくれ、なぁ

Please, dispel it for us

どうして僕たちの幸福の種は

Why won't the seeds of our happiness sprout?

一向に芽吹かないの？

How long must we cry and struggle in the dark?

一体どれくらいの暗い闇の底で

How much must we suffer at the bottom of the darkness?

泣いてもがいて過ごしたらいい？

Standing on top of a mountain of misfortune

山積みの不幸の上に立つ

The fake ideal, a chilly facade

見せかけの理想、薄ら寒いね

Peaceful days will never return

平穏な日々は帰ってこない

Our marching band, which brings about frenzy

熱狂をもたらす僕らのマーチングバンド

熱狂をもたらす僕らのマーチングバンド

産声を上げた日から

From the day we were born

悲しみを知った日から

From the day we knew sorrow

僕らは擦り切れていった

We have been worn down

無力を呪う声と

Cursing our powerlessness and

救いを祈る声が

Praying for salvation

混ざったような歌が聞こえる

A song that sounds like a mix of both can be heard

全て飲み込んでしまうように

As if swallowing everything

進んでゆく聖者の行進

The march of the saints advances

弱い僕らさえも赦して

Even forgiving the weak like us

連れ去ってしまう

And taking us away

向かう先で待っているのが

What awaits us ahead

楽園だろうが地獄だろうが

Whether it's paradise or hell

このパレードは進み続けるだけ

This parade will continue to advance

怒りや悲しみの歌を歌いながら

Singing songs of anger and sorrow

跋扈する悪魔を踏み潰して

Trampling the rampaging devil

震える心臓が止まってしまうまで

Until our trembling hearts stop beating

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
幸福 /こうふく/ B1	noun - happiness
偽装 /ぎそう/ B2	noun - disguise
暴発 /ぼうはつ/ C1	noun - explosion
怯える /おびえる/ B2	verb - to be afraid
死 /し/ A2	noun - death
声 /こえ/ A1	noun - voice
歌 /うた/ A1	noun - song
進む /すすむ/ B1	verb - to advance
赦す /ゆるす/ B2	verb - to forgive
破壊 /はかい/ B2	noun - destruction
救済 /きゅうさい/ C1	noun - salvation
不幸 /ふこう/ B1	noun - unhappiness
理想 /りそう/ B2	noun - ideal
平穏 /へいおん/ C1	noun - calmness
熱狂 /ねっきょう/ C2	noun - enthusiasm
悪魔 /あくま/ B1	noun - devil
心臓 /しんぞう/ B2	noun - heart

Grammar:

• 一枚の薄皮隔てた先で

  ➔ Using the particle "で" to indicate the location or point where an action takes place.

  ➔ The particle "で" marks the location where the action of being separated by a "thin skin" occurs.

• 沈殿した

  ➔ The verb in the past participle form "沈殿した" (settled, precipitated).

  ➔ The form "沈殿した" is a past tense noun form indicating that the settling or precipitating process has been completed.

• 混ざったような歌が聞こえる

  ➔ Using "ような" to make a metaphorical comparison "like" or "as if" to describe the song as being mixed.

  ➔ The phrase "ような" functions as a simile marker, indicating that the song is perceived as being in a mixed or blended state.

• 震える心臓が止まってしまうまで

  ➔ Expressing a purpose or extent with the phrase "まで" (until).

  ➔ The particle "まで" marks the extent or limit, here indicating the heart continues to tremble until it stops.

• 怒りや悲しみの歌を歌いながら

  ➔ Using "ながら" to indicate doing two actions simultaneously (singing while feeling anger and sadness).

  ➔ The particle "ながら" links two verbs to show they occur at the same time, here singing "while" experiencing strong emotions.

• 全て飲み込んでしまうように

  ➔ Using "ように" to indicate manner or way of doing an action, here implying "as if" swallowing everything.

  ➔ The phrase "ように" indicates the manner in which the action of swallowing is performed, implying it is done completely or all-encompassingly.